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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 43837 |
| Mineral: | Sphalerite (Spinel-law twinned) |
| Locality: | Commodore Mine, Creede District, Mineral County, Colorado |
| Description: | Translucent dark-yellow sphalerite crystals with lighter yellow crystals around the edges. The sphalerite crystals are twinned on the {111} plane following the Spinel law of twinning. Two etched gray galena crystals are on one edge. |
| Overall Size: | 6x3.5x2 cm |
| Crystals: | 1-10 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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